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Why has BGMI been taken down from Google and Apple app stores in India

The game's developer Krafton confirmed that BGMI had been suspended. Here's why the game has been removed and what the developers have to say about it

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The provision allows the government to block public access to apps and websites in the interest of national security

BS Web Team New Delhi
Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), a game similar to the hit combat mobile game PlayerUnknown's Battleground (PUBG), has been taken down from Google and Apple app stores in India after a government order. Two years ago, India banned PUBG.

BGMI’s developers, Krafton and Google, confirmed that BGMI had been suspended. Here’s why the game has been removed and what the developers have to say about it.

Why has BGMI been removed?

In June, a 16-year-old boy in Lucknow allegedly shot his mother dead for scolding him about playing BGMI. The incident renewed a debate about the violence in such games and